Cedar River is an stream in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan and is part of the Elk River Chain of Lakes Watershed, a tributary of Lake Michigan. The Cedar River rises in southwest Chestonia Township at and flows mostly to the west into the Intermediate River in Bellaire at . The North Branch Cedar River rises along the boundary between Chestonia and Kearney townships at and flows southwest into the main branch about a mile east of Bellaire at . Tributaries From the mouth: Blair Lake (left) North Branch Cedar River (left) Woolcott Creek (right) Scotts Spring Drainage basin The Cedar River drains portions of the following in Antrim County: City of Bellaire Chestonia Township Custer Township Kearney Township Mancelona Township References Rivers of Michigan Rivers of Antrim County, Michigan Tributaries of Lake Michigan